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Bandbox And Lid, Port of Buffalo on Lake Erie

This is a Bandbox and lid. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1913. Its medium is block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

42 x 32.5 x 27.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

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Bandbox And Lid, Port of Buffalo on Lake Erie; USA; block-printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support; 42 x 32.5 x 27.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1913-17-21-a,b

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